Description
Advanced Materials Specialist Responsibilities
Planning, coordinating and leading catalyst R&D projects related to the development of advanced catalytic materials for refining, petrochemicals, and sustainability applications. This includes idea generation, conceptualization, general planning of project/task, porous material design, synthesis and characterization; advanced data analysis and interpretation; interacting with project scientists and laboratory technicians as well as management, project gate keepers, stakeholders from Engineering, and other business proponents. As part of job duties, candidate is expected to:
Conduct R&D activities relating to the development of novel porous materials to serve as novel catalytic components, and support the design and formulation of different heterogenous catalysts for a wide range of applications in alignment with the evolving relevant corporate and business strategies.
Assess technical and business opportunities and identify potential areas for research and development, establishing strategy and tactics to achieve technical and business goals.
Develop novel advanced catalytic materials from synthesis conception to bench-scale.
Engage with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize the features of developed materials based on targeted performance metrics of the catalytic application being addressed.
Organize teams for specific projects and tasks, and lead internal and cross-functional project reviews.
Author technical reports and papers, and generate patent applications as appropriate.
Utilize advanced and routine material/catalyst characterization tools and analytical techniques to gain insights about structure/activity relationships, and feed into superior material design and optimization.
Manage laboratory activities and develop safe lab protocols to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Operate lab instruments related to materials/catalyst synthesis, characterization and/or screening, and manage maintenance of relevant equipment.
Utilize state-of-the-art synthesis concepts, including High Throughput Research (HTR) methodologies and combinatorial techniques as appropriate to advance catalytic technologies.
Interface with material modeling specialists to leverage computational modeling tools, such as Density Functional Theory (DFT) and/or AI-ML, to accelerate the discovery of new material structures and compositions.
Provide technical leadership to support the training and development of junior mentees.
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